Phaeohyphomycosis in renal transplantation: report of two cases

Phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by a filamentous fungus that contains pigment melanin in its cell wall. We report two cases caused by Exophiala sp. emphasizing the clinical variability of the disease, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of this opportunistic infection in immu...

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Autores principales: de Oliveira, Walmar Roncalli Pereira, Borsato, Maria Fernanda Longo, Dabronzo, Maria Luiza Ducati, Festa Neto, Cyro, Rocha, Larissa Aragão, Nunes, Ricardo Spina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4782654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26982786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20163954
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author de Oliveira, Walmar Roncalli Pereira
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description Phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by a filamentous fungus that contains pigment melanin in its cell wall. We report two cases caused by Exophiala sp. emphasizing the clinical variability of the disease, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of this opportunistic infection in immunosuppressed patients (kidney transplant).
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spelling pubmed-47826542016-03-10 Phaeohyphomycosis in renal transplantation: report of two cases de Oliveira, Walmar Roncalli Pereira Borsato, Maria Fernanda Longo Dabronzo, Maria Luiza Ducati Festa Neto, Cyro Rocha, Larissa Aragão Nunes, Ricardo Spina An Bras Dermatol Case Report Phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by a filamentous fungus that contains pigment melanin in its cell wall. We report two cases caused by Exophiala sp. emphasizing the clinical variability of the disease, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of this opportunistic infection in immunosuppressed patients (kidney transplant). Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4782654/ /pubmed/26982786 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20163954 Text en © 2016 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.
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Phaeohyphomycosis in renal transplantation: report of two cases
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title_full Phaeohyphomycosis in renal transplantation: report of two cases
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title_sort phaeohyphomycosis in renal transplantation: report of two cases
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4782654/
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